Is LABORIOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LABORIOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LABORIOUS mean?
- adjective
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
“worked their arduous way up the mining valley”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
L (1) + A (1) + B (3) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 11 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for LABORIOUS
LABORIOUS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from LABORIOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bailors9
- burials9
- labours9
- railbus9
- robalos9
- suboral9
- airbus8
- bailor8
- borals8
- brails8
- brasil8
- broils8
- burial8
- bursal8
- isobar8
- labors8
- labour8
- libras8
- obolus8
- robalo8
- urbias8
- ooralis7
- aboil7
- abris7
- bails7
- basil7
- birls7
- biros7
- blurs7
- boars7
- boils7
- bolar7
- bolas7
- bolos7
- bolus7
- boors7
- boral7
- boras7
- brail7
- brios7
- broil7
- broos7
- buras7
- burls7
- bursa7
- labor7
- libra7
- lobar7
- lobos7
- obias7
- oboli7
- obols7
- rabis7
- rubli7
- sabir7
- slurb7
- urbia7
- arioso6
- oorali6
- sailor6
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